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| A Child's Game (©2006) | |
| Mystery Thriller Kidnapping Amazon UK PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): John Connor Comment: Detective Sergeant Pete Bains works on a murder/kidnapping and also looks for Detective Constable Karen Sharpe who walked out on Bains 21 months ago, and he hasn’t seen or heard from her since. | |
| A Friar's Blood Feud (©2005) 416 pp. | |
| Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon UK HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Author(s): Michael Jecks Series: Knights Templar Mysteries # 20 | |
| A Hole in Juan (©2006) 256 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Cozy Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Gillian Roberts Series: Amanda Pepper # 13 | |
| A Necessary Evil (©2006) 416 pp. | |
| Mystery Serial Killer Police Procedural FBI Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Alex Kava Series: Maggie O'Dell # 5 | |
| After Midnight (©1997) 384 pp. | |
| Mystery Horror Amazon US PB Amazon UK PB Amazon Canada PB Author(s): Richard Laymon | |
| Before I Say Good-bye (©2000) 332 pp. | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Amateur Sleuth Political Intrigue Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Mary Higgins Clark | |
| Blessed Is The Busybody (©2005) 446 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Cozy Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Emilie Richards Series: Ministry Is Murder Location: Ohio, USA Book Description / Blurb When the naked body of a murdered woman turns up on Aggie's front porch--and suspicion falls on Aggie's husband--she doesn't have a prayer of clearing his name unless she can uncover the truth in a town not known for confessing its sins. | |
| Busted Flush (©2005) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Brad Smith Book Description / Blurb Aimless Doc Bass learns he has inherited an ancient house from a deceased relative he never knew existed. Renovating the house turns up a treaure trove of Civil War memorabilia that he has to fight to keep. | |
| Case of Imagination (©2006) 224 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Private Investigator Cozy Supernatural Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Jane Tesh Location: North Carolina, USA Comment: Madeline "Mac" Maclin / former beauty pageant winner turned PI | |
| Cat's Eyewitness (©2005) 304 pp. | |
| Mystery Cozy Cats Woman Main Character Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Rita Mae Brown Series: Mrs. Murphy # 13 | |
| Cold Relations (©2006) 288 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Dogs Amazon US HC Amazon UK HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Gerald Hammond Region: UK: Scotland Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Comment: Features: Detective Sergeant Honey Laird Book Description / Blurb Edinburgh’s gorgeous Detective Sergeant Honey Laird had finally cleared her overflowing desk and was looking forward to spending some time with her husband when an email from her old school friend provoked yet another difficult case. Honey soon finds herself trying to babysit her friend’s ex-husband Andrew: a trigger-happy, former SAS officer with a temper, a head injury and a penchant for attractive women. "Cold Relations" wriggles through twist after turn and guarantees a slew of unforgettable characters led by the delightful Honeypot and her trusty crime-solving labrador, Pippa. | |
| Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (©2003) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Woman Main Character Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Donna Andrews Series: Meg Lanslow # 4 Nominated for 2003 Agatha Award (Best Novel) | |
| Daddy's Little Girl (©2002) 291 pp. | |
| Mystery Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Mary Higgins Clark | |
| Dead Man on the Moon (©2006) 288 pp. | |
| Science Fiction Mystery Forensics Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Steven Harper Book Description / Blurb Sci-Fi Meets CSI. When humanity's only moon colony suffers its first murder, it's up to the forensic experts of Luna City Special Investigations to solve the case. | |
| Dead Men Don't Lye (©2006) 240 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Cozy Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Tim Myers Series: SoapMaking Mysteries # 1 Comment: new series. Includes soap-making tips. Book Description / Blurb Benjamin Perkins thought he had his hands full taking care of his family's specialty soap store and keeping his quirky clan in line and out of trouble. But he's about to learn that when it comes to murder, there's no such thing as a clean getaway. | |
| Death and the Walking Stick (©2005) 263 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Police Procedural Humorous Cozy Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Linda Berry Series: Trudy Roundtree # 4 Location: Georgia, USA | |
| Death of a Dreamer (©2006) 256 pp. | |
| Mystery Cozy Police Procedural Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): M. C. Beaton Series: Hamish MacBeth # 22 Location: Scotland | |
| Did You Declare the Corpse? (©2006) 288 pp. | |
| Mystery Cozy Woman Main Character Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Patricia Houck Sprinkle Series: MacLaren Yarbrough (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries) # 8 Location: Scotland | |
| Driven to Murder (©2006) 368 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Judith Skillings Series: Rebecca Moore # 3 | |
| Every Reasonable Doubt (©2006) 352 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Legal Setting Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Pamela Samuels-Young Series: Vernetta Henderson Region: CA: LA Basin Location: Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Fleshmarket Alley (©2005) 432 pp. | |
| Mystery Police Procedural Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon UK HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Ian Rankin Series: John Rebus # 16 Comment: Alternate Title in UK: Fleshmarket Close | |
| Florida Roadkill (©1999) 273 pp. | |
| Mystery Humorous Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Tim Dorsey Region: Florida Location: Florida, USA | |
| For Better or Hearse (©2006) 272 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Cozy Humorous Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Laura Durham Series: Annabelle Archer # 2 | |
| For Love and Money (©2004) 272 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Leslie Glass Comment: A Novel of Stocks and Robbers | |
| Full Moon Rising (©2006) 304 pp. | |
| Fantasy Mystery Romance Superman Horror Werewolves Vampire Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Keri Arthur Region: Australia Location: Melbourne, Australia Book Description / Blurb A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races–and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker–until her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldn’t be worse. More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming. | |
| Gateways (©2003) 368 pp. | |
| Mystery Science Fiction Supernatural Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): F. Paul Wilson Series: Repairman Jack # 7 | |
| Grape Expectations (©2006) 240 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Culinary Ethnic Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Tamar Myers Series: Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries with Recipes # 14 | |
| Headstone City (©2006) 336 pp. | |
| Mystery Fiction Hard Boiled Supernatural Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Author(s): Tom Piccirilli | |
| Hung Out to Die (©2006) 272 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Cozy Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Sharon Short Series: Stain-Busting Mystery Series # 4 | |
| I'll Be Seeing You (©1993) 448 pp. | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Author(s): Mary Higgins Clark | |
| Irish Cream (©2005) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Ethnic Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Andrew M. Greeley Series: Nuala Anne McGrail # 8 | |
| Irish Crystal (©2006) 304 pp. | |
| Mystery Ethnic Woman Main Character Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Author(s): Andrew M. Greeley Series: Nuala Anne McGrail # 9 | |
| Kildar (©2006) 400 pp. | |
| Military Mystery Terrorists Thriller Dark Romance Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Author(s): John Ringo Series: Paladin of Shadows # 2 | |
| Kill the Messenger (©2004) 432 pp. | |
| Mystery Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Tami Hoag | |
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Author(s): Mary Higgins Clark | |
| Lethal Intent (©2005) 384 pp. | |
| Mystery Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon UK HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Quintin Jardine Series: Robert Skinner # 15 | |
| Little Scarlet (©2004) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Walter Mosley Series: Easy Rawlins # 8 Comment: Set during the Watts riots of 1965 | |
| Lost (©2005) 304 pp. | |
| Mystery Thriller Police Procedural Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon UK HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Michael Robotham | |
| Masterpieces of Mystery and the Unknown (©2006) 528 pp. | |
| Mystery Supernatural [Short Stories] Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Agatha Christie Book Description / Blurb 28 stories, most of which have appeared in collections and anthologies previously. Among them are Christie’s many supernatural thrillers, such as “The Dressmaker’s Doll” and “The Mystery of the Blue Jar.” Also in this collection are two of her most famous stories, “Witness for the Prosecution,” which was the basis of the film of the same title, and “Three Blind Mice,” the basis for theatre’s longest-running play, The Mousetrap. | |
| Micah (©2006) 288 pp. | |
| Mystery Fantasy Romance Vampire Hard Boiled Romantic Suspense Supernatural Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Laurell K. Hamilton Series: Anita Blake # 13 | |
| Mistaken Identity (©2006) 172 pp. | |
| Romance Mystery Adult Content Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Author(s): Sylvia Hubbard | |
| Moonlight Becomes You (©1996) 496 pp. | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Author(s): Mary Higgins Clark | |
| Mourners (©2006) 288 pp. | |
| Mystery Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Author(s): Bill Pronzini Series: Nameless Detective # 30 | |
| Murder by Committee (©2005) 252 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Author(s): Veronica Heley Series: Ellie Quicke Mysteries # 6 | |
| Murder in Greenwich Village (©2006) 304 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Police Procedural Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Author(s): Lee Harris Series: Jane Bauer # 3 | |
| Murder on the Oceanic (©2006) 288 pp. | |
| Mystery Historical Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Conrad Allen Series: Dillman / Masefield # 7 Comment: Cruise ship Oceanic, on a cruise from Southampton, England to New York with a stopover in Cherbourg, France. Passengers include J. P. Morgan. | |
| Murder With Peacocks (©1997) 312 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Woman Main Character Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Donna Andrews Series: Meg Lanslow # 1 Location: Maine, USA Winner 1999 Agatha Award (Best First Mystery Novel) Winner 2000 Anthony Award (Best First Novel) Nominated for 2000 Dilys Award Winner 2000 Barry Award (Best First Novel) Comment: 1997 St. Martin's Malice Domestic Award "The strength of this book is in the characters. Meg's family is...how do I put this nicely...nuts! But they are also well meaning, and incredibly funny. If you want something breezy and easy to read, pick up Murder with Peacocks. Murder with Peacocks is the first book in a new series, and I'm eagerly awaiting Meg's next adventure." - Tuggy Curan - RAM | |
| Murder With Puffins (©2000) 288 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Woman Main Character Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Donna Andrews Series: Meg Lanslow # 2 Location: Virginia, USA | |
| Nose For Trouble (©2005) 269 pp. | |
| Mystery Cozy Dogs Amateur Sleuth Veterinarian Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Doranna Durgin Book Description / Blurb Anxious to get away from the pressures of the East Coast and into a climate where his trauma-induced asthma isn't a daily challenge, Dale Kinsall, DVM, hauls his baggage and his young Beagle to a vet clinic in the high desert. He arrives to a clinic populated by an eccentric staff, and a community abuzz about a recent murder. The buzz gets even louder when Dale himself stumbles across a second victim on his very first day at the clinic: a man drowned in his own drought-dusty backyard. Before much longer it becomes evident that Dale, Sully, and the clinic are all at risk, and Dale's fledgling relationship with a local colleague turns serious in more ways than one as trouble closes in on them all ... | |
| On the Street Where You Live (©2001) 317 pp. | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Mary Higgins Clark | |
| Out of Order (©2006) 344 pp. | |
| Mystery Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Charles Benoit | |
| Painted Veil (©2006) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Historical Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Beverle Graves Myers Series: Baroque Mysteries # 2 | |
| Peach Cobbler Murder (©2005) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Woman Main Character Cozy Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Joanne Fluke Series: Hannah Swensen # 7 Comment: Includes Recipes | |
| Pretend You Don't See Her (©1997) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Author(s): Mary Higgins Clark | |
| Prince of Fire (©2005) 384 pp. | |
| Mystery Terrorists Government Agency Espionage Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Author(s): Daniel Silva Series: Gabriel Allon | |
| Radical Cure (©2006) 304 pp. | |
| Romance Mystery Military Adventure Medical Thriller Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): Olivia Gates Series: Silhouette Bombshell | |
| Rage (©2005) 400 pp. | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Police Procedural Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Jonathan Kellerman Series: Alex Delaware & Milo Sturgis # 19 | |
| Raven Black (©2006) | |
| Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Amazon UK HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Ann Cleeves | |
| Red Hot Murder (©2006) 368 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Culinary Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Reviews Available by: Author(s): JoAnne Pence Series: Angelina Amalfi # 13 Location: Arizona, USA | |
| Relative Danger (©2004) 340 pp. | |
| Mystery Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Charles Benoit | |
| Remember Me (©1994) 496 pp. | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Author(s): Mary Higgins Clark | |
| Returning to Taos (©2006) 250 pp. | |
| Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Lois Gilbert Region: Southwest Location: New Mexico, USA Book Description / Blurb When Elena Waters discovers her estranged son, Johnny, has been murdered in Taos, she returns to New Mexico after a ten-year absence, determined to find his killer in spite of opposition from her family and friends. Before he was murdered, Johnny's career as a singer was taking off, thanks to the efforts of Elena's childhood friends, Jack and Maggie Dalton, a rich and powerful couple who run a production company in Taos. Elena's search for the truth about her son's death brings her into the luxurious world of the Daltons' compound, where she uncovers a web of lies that casts suspicion on the people closest to her. Everyone is a suspect, and everything Elena thinks she knows about her friends, her family and herself becomes uncertain as she explores her son's hidden life. Returning to Taos delivers a taut, contemporary novel of suspense about the unraveling secrets and lies that bind two families together. | |
| Revenge Of The Wrought Iron Flamingos (©2001) 288 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Woman Main Character Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Donna Andrews Series: Meg Lanslow # 3 | |
| Salamander Cotton (©2006) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Police Procedural Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Richard Kunzmann Location: South Africa | |
| Sea Change (©2006) 304 pp. | |
| Mystery Police Procedural Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Robert B. Parker Series: Jesse Stone # 5 | |
| Sorrow's Anthem (©2006) 320 pp. | |
| Mystery Private Investigator Hard Boiled Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Michael Koryta Series: Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA | |
| Sour Puss (©2006) 272 pp. | |
| Mystery Cozy Cats Woman Main Character Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Rita Mae Brown Series: Mrs. Murphy # 14 | |
| Sweetie's Diamonds (©2005) 359 pp. | |
| Mystery Thriller Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Raymond Benson | |
| Targeted : The Blade Brothers of Cougar County (©2006) 256 pp. | |
| Romance Mystery Romantic Suspense Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Author(s): Lori L. Harris Series: Harlequin Intrigue # 901 | |
| The 5th Horseman (©2006) 400 pp. | |
| Mystery Thriller Medical Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Author(s): James Patterson , Maxine Paetro Series: Women's Murder Club # 5 | |
| The Closers (©2005) 416 pp. | |
| Mystery Police Procedural Amazon US PB Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Michael Connelly Series: Harry Bosch # 11 Comment: Harry is back on LAPD, working with his old partner in the Open Unsolved case Squad (cold cases) | |
| The Crimson Code (©2006) 480 pp. | |
| Mystery Thriller Espionage Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Author(s): Rachel Lee | |
| The Dead Place (©2005) 400 pp. | |
| Mystery Psychological Suspense Police Procedural Amazon US HC Amazon UK PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Stephen Booth Series: Ben Cooper / Diane Fry # 6 | |
| The Dead Yard (©2006) 304 pp. | |
| Mystery Terrorists Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Adrian McKinty Comment: Sequel to 2003's Dead I Well May Be. | |
| The Deal Master (©2006) 258 pp. | |
| Mystery Hard Boiled Horror Psychological Suspense Thriller Amazon US TPB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada TPB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): Gerard F. Bianco Location: New York City Book Description / Blurb Detective William Gillette investigates gruesome murders of redheads in NYC. | |
| The Ethical Assassin (©2006) 336 pp. | |
| Mystery Thriller Psychological Suspense Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): David Liss Region: Florida Location: Florida, USA | |
| The Fallen (©2006) 336 pp. | |
| Mystery Police Procedural Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon UK HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC Reviews Available by: Author(s): T. Jefferson Parker Book Description / Blurb My life was ordinary until three years ago when I was thrown out of a downtown hotel window. My name is Robbie Brownlaw, and I am a homicide detective for the city of San Diego. I am twenty-nine years old. I now have synesthesia, a neurological condition where your senses get mixed up. Sometimes when people talk to me, I see their voices as colored shapes provoked by the emotions of the speakers, not by the words themselves. I have what amounts to a primitive lie detector. After three years, I don't pay a whole lot of attention to the colors and shapes of other people's feelings, unless they don't match up with their words. When Garrett Asplundh's body is found under a San Diego bridge, Robbie Brownlaw and his partner, McKenzie Cortez, are called on to the case. After the tragic death of his child and the dissolution of his marriage, Garrett -- regarded as an honest, straight-arrow officer -- left the SDPD to become an ethics investigator, looking into the activities of his former colleagues. At first his death, which takes place on the eve of a reconciliation with his ex, looks like suicide, but the clues Brownlaw and Cortez find just don't add up. With pressure mounting from the police and the city's politicians, Brownlaw fights to find the truth, all the while trying to hold on to his own crumbling marriage. Was Garrett's death an "execution" or a crime of passion, a personal vendetta or the final step in an elaborate cover-up? Amid rampant corruption and tightening city purse strings, whatever conclusion Brownlaw comes to, the city of San Diego -- and Brownlaw's life -- hangs in the balance. A carefully woven novel of suspense, The Fallen brings to life a superb cast of characters against the all-too-real backdrop of a city fighting for its survival. | |
| The Further Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn (©2006) 752 pp. | |
| Mystery Amateur Sleuth Woman Main Character Academic Amazon US TPB | |